Beverage

ReaLemon gets distinctive shapes

Mott’s ReaLemon and ReaLime juices now don store shelves in green-stippled PET bottles molded with a distinctive lemon or lime shape in their neck to identify the product and brand.

July 31, 2003

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PFW): Page 412

Beverage

Wireless dynamic temperature and impact monitoring in the palm of your hand

Sensor Wireless, Canada, announced today that it will be releasing their newest wireless real time monitoring system, DTS, as an additional feature alongside of their popular Smart Bottle, Smart Can, and Universal PD sensor systems.

June 30, 2003

Beverage

Nonslip tier sheets

Curtas Technologie introduces the GRIPmaster line of nonslip tier sheets, which maintains unitized load integrity even when subjected to inclination of up to 35 degrees.

June 30, 2003

Beverage

Printpack loses family members in Kenya plane crash

William Love, 41, one of Printpack's family members, his wife, Elizabeth Love, 41, and their daughter, Sarah Love, 12, tragically passed away July 19 in a plane crash in Kenya.

June 30, 2003

Beverage

Beckhoff appoints Harris president

Beckhoff has appointed Graham Harris as president of Beckhoff Automation LLC.

June 30, 2003

Beverage

Almaden shapes an elegant label

Almaden’s wines packed in glass bottles are displaying a facelift with new p-s labels from Collotype Labels. Concord, CA-based Almaden is beginning to ship bottles with the new teardrop label shape, according to Diana Pawlik, Almaden brand manager.

June 30, 2003

Meat, Poultry & Seafood

Meaty redesign

Carl Buddig & Co. recently redesigned the packaging for its thin-sliced precooked meats in both single-serve and one-lb sizes. Buddig’s change was prompted by movement in the market by big-name meat companies that were redesigning their packaging to better compete on store shelves.

June 30, 2003

Beverage

Pipeline: Enthusiastic engineers

One of the most exasperating parts of being a packaging reporter is to think about the stories that, for one reason or another, fall through the cracks.

June 30, 2003

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Pharmaceutical pros elaborate on packaging concerns

Survey respondents vent views on repackaging, paying more for equipment that’s easy to validate, and changes related to FDA’s 21 CFR, Part II.

June 30, 2003

Dairy

This end up

A start-up company in Toledo had just ordered an automatic multi-packer for its alcoholic gelatins. Then it had to change its pack.

June 30, 2003

Prepared & Canned Foods

A case-ready meat tour

A visit to a Wal-Mart Supercenter—and input from industry experts—provides a snapshot look at case-ready meat packaging.

June 30, 2003

Beverage

F. Gaviña & Sons: Coding of coffee cans

A Videojet ink-jet coder that marks the lid of each 1-lb can of coffee with a production date code. It replaced an older and less efficient model.

May 31, 2003

Beverage

F. Gaviña & Sons: Tray packing of coffee product

Installed about a year ago as a replacement was a Model 127SL case/tray packer from S.V. Dice. Its rated speed is 35 cases or trays/min, though currently Gavi–a typically runs in the range of 25/min. After tray blanks are picked and erected and collated cans are pushed onto them, filled trays are discharged toward the shrink wrap system.

May 31, 2003